Architectures of survival : air war and urbanism in Britain, 1935-52 /

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Architectures of survival investigates how airpower influenced urbanism and debates about the future of cities in modern Britain. It traces the targeting of cities and militarisation of urban space from interwar to Cold War and highlights how air raids became incorporated into civilian planning deba...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Page, Adam (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Edición:1st
Temas:
1900-1999
Air power > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Air warfare > History > 20th century.
Urbanization > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Public spaces > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Forces aériennes > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre aérienne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Urbanisation > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Espaces publics > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Air power
Air warfare
Public spaces
Urbanization
Great Britain
History
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  • Front matter; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; In the next war: the future of cities and the future of war; Planning a 'militant peace': air raid precautions for peace and for war; Cities under fire: the 'new blitz reality'; Seeing cities through bombsights: urban geographies of war after 1945; A 'peace that is no peace': reconstruction, defence and development in town and country; Conclusion: war without limits; Select bibliography; Index

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